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The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.

Upcoming Events

A tactile art symposium hosted by the National Federation of the Blind

December 9, 2016, 5:30 -8:00 p.m.

During the "Putting More STEAM in STEM" tactile art symposium, the National Federation of the Blind will host Sensory Knowledge, a tactile art exhibit open to the public. For more information, visit nfb.org/tactile-art-symposium.

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As we close out 2016 and plan for 2017 and beyond, we are evaluating various aspects of how we accomplish our organizational goals. To help us plan, we would appreciate your feedback on the NFB's organizational priorities, as well as which forms of communication are most useful and effective for you. The survey is confidential and should take approximately ten minutes to complete. We encourage all willing participants to complete the survey by Monday, December 12. Thank you in advance for your participation.

With support from Google, the National Federation of the Blind is able to offer KNFB Reader for Android at the reduced price of $19.99 for a limited time. You can download it for yourself, or give it as a gift to that special someone who is blind or has a print disability. To learn more, please visit our KNFB Reader page.

Once again, Santa has enlisted the help of the elves at the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute to get Braille letters out to hundreds of blind boys and girls this Christmas season. Visit https://nfb.org/santa-letters to request a letter from Santa.

In our latest blog post, Director of Outreach Patti Chang reflects on the achievements we can be thankful about from the past year, and outlines how you can help to spread the word about how the Federation helps blind people live the lives they want and to support our continuing work in 2017.

In Episode 9 of our monthly podcast, hear about the actions the National Federation of the Blind takes to make sure that blind people can vote privately and independently in our elections. Also, President Riccobono, in the Presidential Privilege segment, talks about holiday traditions and the NFB’s long-standing assistance to Santa in writing Braille letters to blind boys and girls. Plus the most recent news on Federation activities, and our fond farewell (but not really) to Danielle Trevino as she leaves her co-hosting duties to pursue new adventures and federation activities in Texas.